English Dictionary: hansom | by the DICT Development Group |
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H91macyanin \H[91]m`a*cy"a*nin\, n. [H[91]ma- + Gr.[?] a dark blue substance.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. Note: When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyh[91]macyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile. | |
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H91mocyanin \H[91]m`o*cy"a*nin\, n. Same as {H[91]macyanin}. | |
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Hammock \Ham"mock\, n. [A word of Indian origin: cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first voyage, says: [bd]A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.[b8]] 1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. 2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett. {Hammock nettings} (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose. | |
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Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. {Hanging}, [or] {Reverse}, {indentation}, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line. | |
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Hang \Hang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h?ngd) [or] {Hung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hangien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[?]n, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[?]n, v. i. D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h[84]ngen, v. t, Isel hanga, v. i., Goth. h[be]han, v. t. (imp. ha[a1]hah), h[be]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ] 1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner. 2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc. 3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.] 4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer. 5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc. Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak. And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils. --Dryden. 6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room. 7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame. Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton. {To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head. {To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, n. 1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended. 2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter. 3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural. Nor purple hangings clothe the palace walls. --Dryden. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables. 2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant garden of great Italy. --Shak. Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse. {Garden balsam}, an ornamental plant ({Impatiens Balsamina}). {Garden engine}, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. {Garden glass}. (a) A bell glass for covering plants. (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. {Garden house} (a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl. (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.] {Garden husbandry}, the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale. {Garden} {mold [or] mould}, rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. --Mortimer. {Garden nail}, a cast nail used, for fastening vines to brick walls. --Knight. {Garden net}, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds. {Garden party}, a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence. {Garden plot}, a plot appropriated to a garden. {Garden pot}, a watering pot. {Garden pump}, a garden engine; a barrow pump. {Garden shears}, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc. {Garden spider}, (Zo[94]l.), the diadem spider ({Epeira diadema}), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See {Geometric spider}, and {Spider web}. {Garden stand}, a stand for flower pots. {Garden stuff}, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.] {Garden syringe}, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc. {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.] {Garden ware}, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer. {Bear garden}, {Botanic garden}, etc. See under {Bear}, etc. {Hanging garden}. See under {Hanging}. {Kitchen garden}, a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use. {Market garden}, a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from st[c6]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. [fb]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and cf. {Stair}.] 1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall. There comes my master . . . over the stile, this way. --Shak. Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle. --Bunyan. 2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised. Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions, and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when horizontal. {Hanging stile}, {Pulley stile}. See under {Hanging}, and {Pulley}. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hanging \Hang"ing\, a. 1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. [bd]What a hanging face![b8] --Dryden. 2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}. {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. {Hanging sleeves}. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves. {Hanging stile}. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. | |
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Hangman \Hang"man\, n.; pl. {Hangmen}([?]). One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. --Shak. | |
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Hangmanship \Hang"man*ship\, n. The office or character of a hangman. | |
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Hangman \Hang"man\, n.; pl. {Hangmen}([?]). One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office. --Shak. | |
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Hangnail \Hang"nail`\, n. [A corruption of agnail.] A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail. --Holloway. | |
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Hangnest \Hang"nest`\, n. 1. A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket. 2. A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird. | |
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Hansom \Han"som\, n., Hansom cab \Han"som cab`\ [From the name of the inventor.] A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. He hailed a cruising hansom . . . [bd] 'Tis the gondola of London,[b8] said Lothair. --Beaconsfield. | |
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Cab \Cab\ (k[acr]b), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.] 1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. [bd]A cab came clattering up.[b8] --Thackeray. Note: A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or front. {Hansom cab}. See {Hansom}. 2. The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station. --Knight. | |
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Hansom \Han"som\, n., Hansom cab \Han"som cab`\ [From the name of the inventor.] A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. He hailed a cruising hansom . . . [bd] 'Tis the gondola of London,[b8] said Lothair. --Beaconsfield. | |
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Haymaking \Hay"mak`ing\, n. The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay. | |
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Heinous \Hei"nous\, a. [OF. ha[8b]nos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha[8b]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha[8b]r to hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.] Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character. It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. --Hooker. How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Contempt! --Milton. Syn: Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious. -- {Hei"nous*ly}, adv. -- {Hei"nous*ness}, n. | |
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Hemigamous \He*mig"a*mous\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. [?] marriage.] (Bot.) Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of grasses. | |
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Henchman \Hench"man\, n.; pl. {-men}. [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term. | |
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Heniquen \He*ni"quen\, n. See {Jeniquen}. | |
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Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of [?] to be born.] (Biol.) Same as {Ontogeny}. | |
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Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See {Ontology}, and {Genesis}.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also {henogenesis}, {henogeny}. | |
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Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of [?] to be born.] (Biol.) Same as {Ontogeny}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See {Ontology}, and {Genesis}.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also {henogenesis}, {henogeny}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of [?] to be born.] (Biol.) Same as {Ontogeny}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See {Ontology}, and {Genesis}.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also {henogenesis}, {henogeny}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Henxman \Henx"man\, n. Henchman. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hinge \Hinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinging}.] 1. To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. 2. To bend. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homacanth \Hom"a*canth\, a. [Homo + Gr. [?] a spine.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homage \Hom"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Homaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Homaging}.] [Cf. OF. hommager.] 1. To pay reverence to by external action. [R.] 2. To cause to pay homage. [Obs.] --Cowley. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homaxonial \Hom`ax*o"ni*al\, a. [Homo- + Gr. [?] an axle, axis.] (Biol.) Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes are equal. See under {Promorphology}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Home-coming \Home-com`ing\, n. Return home. Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr, And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homocentric \Ho`mo*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. [?]: [?] the same + [?] center: cf. F. homocentrique.] Having the same center. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogamous \Ho*mog"a*mous\, a. [Gr. [?] married together; [?] the same + [?] marriage.] (Bot.) Having all the flowers alike; -- said of such composite plants as Eupatorium, and the thistels. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogamy \Ho*mog"a*my\, n. (Bot.) The condition of being homogamous. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogangliate \Ho`mo*gan"gli*ate\, a. [Homo- + gangliate.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the ganglia of the nervous system symmetrically arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to heterogangliate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogene \Ho"mo*gene\, a. [Cf. F. homog[8a]ne.] Homogeneous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogeneal \Ho`mo*ge"ne*al\, a. Homogeneous. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogenealness \Ho`mo*ge"ne*al*ness\, n. Homogeneousness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogeneity \Ho`mo*ge*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. homog[82]n[82]it[82].] Same as {Homogeneousness}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogeneous \Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] the same + [?] race, kind: cf. F. homog[8a]ne. See {Same}, and {Kin}.] 1. Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies. 2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogeneousness \Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous*ness\, n. Sameness 9kind or nature; uniformity of structure or material. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogenesis \Ho`mo*gen"e*sis\, n. [Homo- + genesis.] (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogenetic \Ho`mo*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.) Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogenous \Ho*mog"e*nous\, a. (Biol.) Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and plants. See {Homoplastic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogeny \Ho*mog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] the same + [?] race, kind.] 1. Joint nature. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Biol.) The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence of both groups from a univentricular ancestor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogonous \Ho*mog"o*nous\, a. [Gr. [?]. See {Homogeneous}.] (Bot.) Having all the flowers of a plant alike in respect to the stamens and pistils. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homogony \Ho*mog"o*ny\, n. (Bot.) The condition of having homogonous flowers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homoiousian \Ho`moi*ou"si*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Homoiousians, or their belief. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homoiousian \Ho`moi*ou"si*an\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], of like substance; "o`moios + o'ysi`a the substance, being, essence.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the semi-Arians of the 4th century, who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoousian. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homoousian \Ho`mo*ou"si*an\, a. Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Homoousian \Ho`mo*ou"si*an\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] the same + [?] being, essence, substance.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and 1st {Comb}.] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. {Honeycomb moth} (Zo[94]l.), the wax moth. {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and 1st {Comb}.] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. {Honeycomb moth} (Zo[94]l.), the wax moth. {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Reticulum \[d8]Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a net.] (Anat.) (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the {honeycomb stomach}. (b) The neuroglia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and 1st {Comb}.] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. {Honeycomb moth} (Zo[94]l.), the wax moth. {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Reticulum \[d8]Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a net.] (Anat.) (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the {honeycomb stomach}. (b) The neuroglia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and 1st {Comb}.] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. {Honeycomb moth} (Zo[94]l.), the wax moth. {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tetter \Tet"ter\, n. [OE. teter, AS. teter, tetr; akin to G. zitter, zittermal, OHG. zittaroch, Skr. dadru, dadruka, a sort of skin disease. [fb]63, 240.] (Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See {Herpes}. {Honeycomb tetter} (Med.), favus. {Moist tetter} (Med.), eczema. {Scaly tetter} (Med.), psoriasis. {Tetter berry} (Bot.), the white bryony. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honeycombed \Hon"ey*combed`\, a. Formed or perforated like a honeycomb. Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. --Motley. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hong \Hong\, n. [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.] A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. {Hong merchant}, one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Honk \Honk\, n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zo[94]l.) The cry of a wild goose. -- {Honk"ing}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hummocking \Hum"mock*ing\, n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice. --Kane. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hunch \Hunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hunching}.] 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. 2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. --Dryden. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hanging Rock, OH (village, FIPS 33194) Location: 38.55894 N, 82.72618 W Population (1990): 306 (116 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hankamer, TX Zip code(s): 77560 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hankinson, ND (city, FIPS 34900) Location: 46.07151 N, 96.89376 W Population (1990): 1038 (510 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58041 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hansen, ID (city, FIPS 34930) Location: 42.53133 N, 114.30069 W Population (1990): 848 (322 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83334 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hanson, KY (city, FIPS 34390) Location: 37.41736 N, 87.47212 W Population (1990): 450 (185 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42413 Hanson, MA (CDP, FIPS 28460) Location: 42.06440 N, 70.85035 W Population (1990): 2188 (687 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02341 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hanson County, SD (county, FIPS 61) Location: 43.66496 N, 97.78891 W Population (1990): 2994 (1232 housing units) Area: 1125.9 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hawaiian Ocean View, HI (CDP, FIPS 12530) Location: 19.06873 N, 155.76498 W Population (1990): 969 (626 housing units) Area: 264.2 sq km (land), 11.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hingham, MA (CDP, FIPS 30175) Location: 42.23720 N, 70.88766 W Population (1990): 5454 (2098 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02043 Hingham, MT (town, FIPS 36400) Location: 48.55565 N, 110.42074 W Population (1990): 181 (88 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59528 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
homogeneous (Or "homogenous") Of uniform nature, similar in kind. 1. In the context of {distributed systems}, {middleware} makes {heterogeneous} systems appear as a homogeneous entity. For example see: {interoperable network}. Constrast {heterogeneous}. 2. same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x^2 + 2xy + y^2. 3. variables such that when each is multiplied by a constant, this constant can be eliminated without altering the value of the function, as in cos x/y + x/y. 4. function made equal to 0. (1999-05-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
homogenous {homogeneous} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hanging (as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deut. 21:23) rather than our modern mode of punishment. Criminals were first strangled and then hanged (Nu. 25:4; Deut. 21:22). (See 2 Sam. 21:6 for the practice of the Gibeonites.) Hanging (as a curtain). (1.) Heb. masak, (a) before the entrance to the court of the tabernacle (Ex. 35:17); (b) before the door of the tabernacle (26:36, 37); (c) before the entrance to the most holy place, called "the veil of the covering" (35:12; 39:34), as the word properly means. (2.) Heb. kelaim, tapestry covering the walls of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9; 35:17; Num. 3:26) to the half of the height of the wall (Ex. 27:18; comp. 26:16). These hangings were fastened to pillars. (3.) Heb. bottim (2 Kings 23:7), "hangings for the grove" (R.V., "for the Asherah"); marg., instead of "hangings," has "tents" or "houses." Such curtained structures for idolatrous worship are also alluded to in Ezek. 16:16. | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Hong Kong (dependent territory of the UK) Hong Kong:Geography Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Map references: Southeast Asia Area: total area: 1,040 sq km land area: 990 sq km comparative area: slightly less than six times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: total 30 km, China 30 km Coastline: 733 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall Terrain: hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north Natural resources: outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Land use: arable land: 7% permanent crops: 1% meadows and pastures: 1% forest and woodland: 12% other: 79% Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: air and water pollution from rapid urbanization natural hazards: occasional typhoons international agreements: NA Note: more than 200 islands Hong Kong:People Population: 5,542,869 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (female 499,460; male 549,734) 15-64 years: 70% (female 1,866,540; male 2,016,684) 65 years and over: 11% (female 331,391; male 279,060) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: -0.12% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 12.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -7.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.18 years male: 76.78 years female: 83.78 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.39 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese Ethnic divisions: Chinese 95%, other 5% Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% Languages: Chinese (Cantonese), English Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1971) total population: 77% male: 90% female: 64% Labor force: 2.8 million (1990) by occupation: manufacturing 28.5%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 27.9%, services 17.7%, financing, insurance, and real estate 9.2%, transport and communications 4.5%, construction 2.5%, other 9.7% (1989) Hong Kong:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hong Kong Abbreviation: HK Digraph: HK Type: dependent territory of the UK scheduled to revert to China in 1997 Capital: Victoria Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK) Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle) National holiday: Liberation Day, 29 August (1945) Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 Legal system: based on English common law Suffrage: direct election 21 years of age; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election limited to about 100,000 professionals of electoral college and functional constituencies Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Governor Chris PATTEN (since 9 July 1992); Chief Secretary Anson CHAN Fang On-Sang (since 29 November 1993) cabinet: Executive Council; appointed by the governor Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council: indirect elections last held 12 September 1991 and direct elections were held for the first time 15 September 1991 (next to be held 17 September 1995 when the number of directly-elected seats increases to 50); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total; 21 indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 18 directly elected, 18 appointed by governor, 3 ex officio members); indirect elections - number of seats by functional constituency NA; direct elections - UDHK 12, Meeting Point 3, ADPL 1, other 2 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party, Martin LEE, chairman; Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, TSANG Yuk-shing, chairman; Hong Kong Democratic Foundation, Dr. Patrick SHIU Kin-ying, chairman note: in April 1994, the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and Meeting Point merged to form the Democratic Party; the merger became effective in October 1994 Other political or pressure groups: Liberal Party, Allen LEE, chairman; Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), Frederick FUNG Kin Kee, chairman; Liberal Democratic Federation, HU Fa-kuang, chairman; Federation of Trade Unions (pro-China), LEE Chark-tim, president; Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan); Confederation of Trade Unions (pro-democracy), LAU Chin-shek, chairman; Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China); Federation of Hong Kong Industries; Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, CHEUNG Man-kwong, president; Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China, Szeto WAH, chairman Member of: APEC, AsDB, CCC, ESCAP (associate), GATT, ICFTU, IMO (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), WCL, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK) US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Consul General Richard W. MUELLER consulate(s) general: 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong mailing address: PSC 464, Box 30, Hong Kong, or FPO AP 96522-0002 telephone: [852] 523-9011 FAX: [852] 845-4845 Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a shield (bearing two junks below a crown) held by a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words HONG KONG below the shield Economy Overview: Hong Kong has a bustling free market economy with few tariffs or nontariff barriers. Natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. Manufacturing accounts for about 17% of GDP. Goods and services exports account for about 50% of GDP. Real GDP growth averaged a remarkable 8% in 1987-88, slowed to 3.0% in 1989-90, and picked up to 4.2% in 1991, 5.0% in 1992, 5.2% in 1993, and 5.5% in 1994. Unemployment, which has been declining since the mid-1980s, is now about 2%. A shortage of labor continues to put upward pressure on prices and the cost of living. Prospects for 1995-96 remain bright so long as major trading partners continue to be reasonably prosperous and so long as investors feel China will support free market practices after the takeover in 1997. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $136.1 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 5.5% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $24,530 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.5% (1994) Unemployment rate: 1.9% (1994 est.) Budget: revenues: $19.2 billion expenditures: $19.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY93/94) Exports: $168.7 billion (including re-exports of $121.0 billion )(f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: clothing, textiles, yarn and fabric, footwear, electrical appliances, watches and clocks, toys partners: China 32%, US 23%, Germany 5%, Japan 5%, UK 3% (1993 est.) Imports: $160 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum; a large share is re-exported partners: China 36%, Japan 19%, Taiwan 9%, US 7% (1993 est.) External debt: none (1993) Industrial production: growth rate 2% (1993 est.) Electricity: capacity: 8,930,000 kW production: 33 billion kWh consumption per capita: 4,628 kWh (1993) Industries: textiles, clothing, tourism, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks Agriculture: minor role in the economy; local farmers produce 26% fresh vegetables, 27% live poultry; 8% of land area suitable for farming Illicit drugs: a hub for Southeast Asian heroin trade; transshipment and major financial and money-laundering center; increasing indigenous amphetamine and cocaine abuse Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $152 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $923 million Currency: 1 Hong Kong dollar (HK$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Hong Kong dollars (HK$) per US$ - 7.800 (1994), 7.800 (1993), 7.741 (1992), 7.771 (1991), 7.790 (1990); note - linked to the US dollar at the rate of about 7.8 HK$ per 1 US$ since 1985 Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March Hong Kong:Transportation Railroads: total: 35 km standard gauge: 35 km 1.435-m gauge Highways: total: 1,100 km paved: 794 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, earth 306 km Ports: Hong Kong Merchant marine: total: 217 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,657,749 GRT/13,181,496 DWT ships by type: bulk 116, cargo 29, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 6, container 28, liquefied gas tanker 5, oil tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 7, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3 note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 15 countries among which are UK with 53 ships, China 15, Bermuda 7, Japan 6, Belgium 3, Germany 3, Greece 3, Canada 2, Netherlands 2, Singapore 2 Airports: total: 3 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 2 Hong Kong:Communications Telephone system: 3,000,000 telephones; modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services local: NA intercity: microwave transmission links and extensive optical fiber transmission network international: 3 INTELSAT (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) earth stations; coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China; links to 5 international submarine cables providing access to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe Radio: broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 6, shortwave 0 radios: 2.5 million Television: broadcast stations: 4 (British Broadcasting Corporation repeater 1; British Forces Broadcasting Service repeater 1) televisions: 1.312 million (1,224,000 color TV sets) Hong Kong:Defense Forces Branches: Headquarters of British Forces, Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Police Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,634,559; males fit for military service 1,245,905; males reach military age (18) annually 40,996 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $207 million, 0.2% of GDP (FY92/93); this represents 65% of the total cost of defending the colony, the remainder being paid by the UK Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK |